The Mahabharata of Vyasa
The P. Lal transcreation of the complete epic text in 19 volumes comprising the 18 parvas of the maha-kavya – a limited hardback edition.
The sloka-by-sloka transcreation of Vyasa’s epic by P. Lal was completely revised for his reading sessions of the entire maha-kavya in Kolkata. The weekly Sunday readings began in 1999 and continued till 2009. After he passed away in 2010, we requested Dr Pradip Bhattacharya to complete the transcreation project P. Lal had started. The following volumes (17 by Professor P. Lal and 2 by Dr Bhattacharya) are available:
The Adi Parva | (Volume 1): 1232 pages | Rs 2000
The Sabha Parva | (Volume 2): 520 pages | Rs 600
The Vana Parva | (Volume 3): 1572 pages | Rs 2000
The Virata Parva | (Volume 4): 416 pages | Rs 400
The Udyoga Parva | (Volume 5): 976 pages | Rs 1000
The Bhisma Parva | (Volume 6): 928 pages | Rs 1000
The Drona Parva | (Volume 7): 1536 pages | Rs 1200
The Karna Parva | (Volume 8): 1036 pages | Rs 1000
The Salya Parva | (Volume 9): 700 pages | Rs.1000
The Sauptika Parva | (Volume 10): 176 pages | Rs 200
The Stri Parva | (Volume 11): 176 pages | Rs 200
The Santi Parva – Part 1 | Raja-Dharma | (Volume 12): 1016 pages | Rs 2000
The Santi Parva – Part 2 | Moksha-Dharma | (Volume 12): 1016 pages | Rs 2000
The Anushasana Parva | (Volume 13): 1256 pages | Rs 3000
The Asvamedhika Parva | (Volume 14): 444 pages | Rs 300
The Asramavasika Parva | (Volume 15): 172 pages | Rs 150
The Mausala Parva | (Volume 16): 64 pages | Rs 150
The Mahaprasthanika Parva | (Volume 17): 36 pages | Rs 150
The Svargarohana Parva | (Volume 18): 80 pages | Rs 150
Each volume transcreated by P. Lal was also brought out in a special edition limited to 50 copies with an original pat painting. Please contact us for the prices of volumes in this edition; some volumes are now out of print.
338 fascicules of the transcreation, which included prefaces and notes, were available earlier at Rs 100 each. These have now been discontinued.
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Mahabharata
An original hand-painted frontispiece
An original hand-painted frontispiece of an episode in the Bhagavata Purana, by an anonymous patua-artist of the Puri Jagannatha Temple in Orissa
This picture appears in the special edition of "The Stri Parva"
This picture appears in the special edition of \"The Stri Parva\"
The evolution of wrap-around title-flaps of Professor Lal's Mahabharata
The evolution of wrap-around title-flaps of Professor Lal\'s Mahabharata fascicules of The Sabha Parva that appeared from Writers Workshop in 1969-1970
A sample of Professor Lal's calligraphed fascicules for "The Stri Parva"
A sample of Professor Lal\'s calligraphed fascicules for \"The Stri Parva\"
Book 01: The Complete Adi Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 1: The Complete Adi Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 02: The Complete Sabha Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 2: The Complete Sabha Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 03: The Complete Vana Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 3: The Complete Vana Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 04: The Complete Virata Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 4: The Complete Virata Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 05: The Complete Udyoga Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 5: The Complete Udyoga Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 06: The Complete Bhisma Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 6: The Complete Bhisma Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 07: The Complete Drona Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 7: The Complete Drona Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 08: The Complete Karna Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 8: The Complete Karna Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 09: The Salya Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 9: The Salya Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal
Book 10: The Complete Sauptika Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 10: The Complete Sauptika Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal Photo information
Book 11: The Complete Stri Parva
The Mahabharata of Vyasa: Book 11: The Complete Stri Parva : Transcreated from Sanskrit By P. Lal